A towering 5,000 feet high, with more than 7,000 steps, Mount Tai, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, is known for turning legs to jelly for anyone game for scaling to the top.

We celebrate 11 of the most beautiful mountains in the world: from the Alaskan wilds and remote Greenland to the giants of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

We’ve always been big fans of Sony’s top-flight G Master lenses. They’re big and beautiful, but expensive, designed to suit the best Sony cameras for professionals. These lenses aim for the ultimate ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% ... Climbers returning from the Everest say the mountain is becoming increasingly dry and rocky with less snow ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the ...

The name of America's tallest mountain is a point of contention between Alaskans and those in the other 48 states. (Adobe Stock) Presidents often sign executive orders on their first day ...

Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America ... he changed Denali's name back to Mount McKinley in an executive order ...

AP A day before his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump announced during a rally that he intends to rename Denali, North America’s tallest mountain, back to Mount ...

The Gulf of Mexico was rechristened the Gulf of America, while Denali, the highest mountain in North America, reverted to Mount McKinley — which it was called in the sight of the US government ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday renaming Denali—the highest peak in North America—to Mount McKinley, the Alaska mountain’s name prior to 2015, a move he has suggested ...

such as “Densmore Mountain” after a gold prospector named Frank Densmore who explored much of the new Alaskan state. Another popular name was “Mount McKinley” honoring President-elect ...